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In days gone by you used to have to fit a plug to every electrical
appliance that you bought, so many people could do this.

Many people could attach a plug to a flex, not so many correctly.


Today nearly all (all?) appliance come with a plug

Because of the number of lplugs fitted dangerously, or even wires poked
in with match sticks (or conductive materials), a law was passed so that
all new appliances had fitted plugs.

Most other countries were used to buying equipment with plugs fitted for
many years before it became compulsory here - but then they probably
didn't have the vast range of different ones we did. Even after the 13 amp
ring was introduced, there were at least 4 types of non compatible plugs
for that - let alone the older 2, 5 and 15amp in both two and three pins.

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